Design of a New Type of Compact Chemical Heater for Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification.

Autor: Kamal G Shah, Dylan Guelig, Steven Diesburg, Joshua Buser, Robert Burton, Paul LaBarre, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Bernhard Weigl
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 10, p e0139449 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139449
Popis: Previous chemical heater designs for isothermal nucleic acid amplification have been based on solid-liquid phase transition, but using this approach, developers have identified design challenges en route to developing a low-cost, disposable device. Here, we demonstrate the feasibility of a new heater configuration suitable for isothermal amplification in which one reactant of an exothermic reaction is a liquid-gas phase-change material, thereby eliminating the need for a separate phase-change compartment. This design offers potentially enhanced performance and energy density compared to other chemical and electric heaters.
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